The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1210: Brilliant West

Tom Cruise. Brad Pitt. Leonardo DiCaprio. Matthew McConaughey. Will Smith. Jake Gyllenhaal.

Oscar is always harsh, even cruel and ruthless towards handsome guys.

Paul Newman was first nominated for an Oscar in 1959 for "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", but it was not until 1987 that he won the Oscar for Best Actor for "The Color of Money", a full years later.

During this period, Paul Newman was nominated seven times and even won the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement in 1985. He was finally recognized at the end of his career.

Peter O'Toole won his first Oscar nomination in 1963 for "Lawrence of Arabia" and was nominated for Best Actor eight times in his career, but he still hadn't won an Oscar when he died in 2013.

This is the college.

Now it was Anson's turn, and it was no different.

They callously and completely ignored this No. 1 figure in Hollywood without blinking an eye, since "The Butterfly Effect" and "Elephant" were not considered legitimate works for award season anyway.

In a way, Anson's absence from the nomination cannot be considered an upset.

After the nomination list came out, people quickly accepted the reality after a small surprise. For the second consecutive year, Anson still missed the Oscar.

A vase, no surprise.

For Russell Crowe, even though he wasn't nominated, neither was Anson, and at least he could breathe a sigh of relief; however, that was not to be.

This year's Best Actor Oscar nominees are:
Sean Penn, “Mystic River.”

Bill Murray, "Lost in Translation."

Jude Law, "Cold Mountain."

Ben Kingsley, “Dust and Fog.”

Johnny Depp, "Pirates of the Caribbean."

Why, why did Johnny Depp get nominated over Russell? Why did "Pirates of the Caribbean" get an incredible acting nomination, even though "Lord of the Rings: Reborn" and "Master and Commander" were both completely ignored by the acting department?

Is this some kind of April Fools' joke?
Russell...can't laugh.

Russell originally thought that his opponent was Anson, but he was stabbed in the back by Johnny, and the goal of his career planning this year was completely sniped.

Russell couldn't accept this reality.

Although "Master and Commander" received ten nominations, none of them had anything to do with him.

In addition to "The Lord of the Rings 3" and "Master and Commander", other works that have been leading the awards season have unsurprisingly become winners in the nomination list.

"Mystic River" was nominated for six awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay, making it the most important work of this year's awards season.

"Lost in Translation" was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Original Screenplay. It was still a crucial debut for Sofia Coppola to prove her talent. However, judging from the momentum of the previous awards season, it was inevitably disappointing.

Scarlett Johansson was not nominated for Best Actress.

It's really surprising!

No one expected that the Oscar nomination list would reveal shocking upsets at the last minute every year, but this year the biggest surprise would be Scarlett Johansson. After gaining countless attention during the awards season with "Lost in Translation" and "Girl with a Pearl Earring", she tragically fell before the finish line.

At the last moment, the low-key New Zealand independent film "Whale Rider" fought its way out, and the twelve-year-old Keisha-Castle-Hughes made an incredible comeback and was shortlisted for the nomination.

The whole of Hollywood was stunned. In the midst of Scarlett's upset elimination, it was not worth mentioning that Russell and Anson did not win the nomination.

Similar to Anson but slightly different, when transitioning from a child star to the adult world, Scarlett not only has to face the lingering label of a vase, but also has to challenge the eyes of a group of adults who treat her as a child. An invisible barrier lies in front of her, cutting off her continued upward momentum during the awards season.

While expressing regret, the media still applauded Scarlett.

"There is a promising future", "There is a bright future", "This is just a small setback before countless nominations", and so on.

However, the real upset at this year's Oscars was not "Master and Commander" or Anson and Scarlett Johansson, but "Cold Mountain", which had a strong rise and smooth sailing throughout the awards season.

Judging from the momentum and reputation, "Cold Mountain" has become the only work that can challenge the status of "The Lord of the Rings 3" in this year's awards season. From all aspects, this year should be a competition between these two works.

In fact, it seems to be true. "Cold Mountain" received seven Oscar nominations, second only to "The Lord of the Rings 3" and "Master and Commander", and its popularity remains undiminished.

So, what's the problem?
Just look at the specific nominations to find out.

Seven nominations in total: Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, two Best Original Songs, Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing.

No Best Picture, no Best Director, no Best Actress, no Best Adapted Screenplay.

Huh, take a breath!
Judging from the results, Jude Law's nomination for Best Actor seemed more like an upset, and inexplicably became a voting point for the Academy judges to compensate for their psychological imbalance, resulting in all other important categories being left empty-handed.

Nicole Kidman delivered two important works, "Dogville" and "Cold Mountain" in the past year, continuing her strong performance after "Moulin Rouge" and "The Hours", and was looking forward to winning the Oscar for the second consecutive year. However, she was first ignored by Cannes and then lost the Oscar nomination.

The degree of shock is greater than Scarlett.

After the nomination list came out, the whole Hollywood was in a storm.

Shock, astonishment, and amazement.

Amid the hustle and bustle, professionals have already sensed an abnormal award season trend in the air:

It seems that this year should be the year of "The Lord of the Rings 3".

All wind directions and all atmosphere are paving the way for "The Lord of the Rings 3" to top the list. Perhaps this will become the award ceremony with the least suspense since the millennium.

However, this is not necessarily a bad thing.

The first and second films in the "Lord of the Rings" series were ignored by the Oscars, and there was a constant stream of criticism and criticism from professionals and the general public. Now that the final chapter of the series has been released and achieved a win-win situation in both box office and reputation, even before the Golden Globe Awards, there was already a wave of voices expecting the film to sweep the awards season.

It can be said to be what everyone expects.

Now, with the nomination list out, the promotion for "The Lord of the Rings" continues, and the audience's expectations are rising. Even if there is no suspense at the awards ceremony, supporters of the film series will not miss the feast.

That's a good thing for award shows.

It was noisy and lively, the whole Hollywood was spinning at high speed, and it was an unprecedented grand occasion.

However, all this seems to have nothing to do with Anson.

Vanity Fair couldn't wait to ask a question:
Will we see Anson on stage at the Oscars this year?

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of the United States felt nervous, but the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States had already taken the lead and stole the spotlight.

Hey everyone, we don't know if Anson will be attending the Oscars, but we are happy to inform you that Anson and August 31st will 100% attend this year's Grammy Awards.

Oh yeah!
(End of this chapter)